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Ranger restart requires govt approval - ERA

Ranger restart requires govt approval - ERA

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10th December 2013

By: Esmarie Iannucci

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor: Australasia

  

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JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) on Tuesday told shareholders that it would require both state and federal approval before it could restart processing operations at its Ranger mine, in the Northern Territory.

Over the weekend, a mixture of slurry moved outside the bunded containment area of the processing plant following the failure of a leach tank. The miner moved to clear the spill and subsequently reported that water monitoring points had reported normal readings.

Despite the company’s quick action, the Northern Territory Department of Mines and Energy and the commonwealth Minister of Industry have told ERA to suspend its processing operations, and not to restart the plant, without regulatory approval, including a requirement from the commonwealth to demonstrate the integrity of the Range processing plant and that human safety and the surrounding environment remained protected.

ERA said that it would fully comply with the requirements in the notifications.

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